Table 7.
Spearman correlation coefficients between UPF, MPF consumption, MedDietScore and early, medium and late eating meal patterns.
| UPF (% Energy) | MPF (% Energy) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MedDietScore (0–55) | Total sample | −0.214 (p < 0.001) | 0.309 (p < 0.001) |
| Men | −0.089 (p = 0.440) | 0.190 (p = 0.098) | |
| Women | −0.255 (p < 0.001) | 0.339 (p < 0.001) | |
| Early eating pattern | Total sample | −0.120 (p = 0.029) | 0.240 (p < 0.001) |
| Men | −0.230 (p = 0.05) | 0.297 (p = 0.011) | |
| Women | 0.086 (p = 0.169) | 0.221 (p < 0.001) | |
| Medium eating pattern | Total sample | 0.010 (p = 0.858) | 0.035 (p = 0.527) |
| Men | −0.120 (p = 0.314) | 0.160 (p = 0.176) | |
| Women | 0.055 (p = 0.377) | −0.004 (p = 0.947) | |
| Late eating pattern | Total sample | 0.190 (p < 0.001) | −0.133 (p = 0.015) |
| Men | 0.034 (p = 0.776) | 0.065 (p = 0.584) | |
| Women | 0.234 (p < 0.001) | −0.187 (p = 0.002) | |